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November 24, 2020
IFAD, FAO join forces to support family farming in NENA
CAIRO/ROME — The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to foster inclusive and sustainable family farming as the central cornerstone for a vibrant, productive and profitable agriculture across the Near East and North Africa (NENA).This was announced Tuesday during the e-launch of the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) in the NENA region. The event brought ...
November 24, 2020
Somalia at a crossroads, UN envoy urges ‘deepened’ political consensus
NEW YORK — The “broad political consensus” reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must be “preserved and indeed deepened”, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Monday. Although the agreed model of voting “regrettably fell short” of the constitutional requirement for parliamentary elections based on the principle of universal suffrage, Special Representative James Swan, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), acknowledged ...
November 23, 2020
WFP appeals for urgent funding to support Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
KHARTOUM — The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is calling for $24.6 million to meet the immediate needs of Ethiopian refugees seeking safety in Sudan. The conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia that escalated on Nov. 4, has forced more than 30,000 Ethiopians to flee across the border into Sudan.“We were in our town, doing our jobs, when we heard a huge explosion and started to flee to ...
November 22, 2020
Appointment of AU envoys for Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis an 'initiative for peace': Guterres
NEW YORK — UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the African Union’s (AU) appointment of three high-level envoys to help resolve the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, calling it an "initiative for peace.”The envoys are Joaquim Chissano, former President of Mozambique; Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former Liberian President, and Kgalema Motlanthe, former President of South Africa.They were appointed on Friday by the AU Chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.In ...
November 21, 2020
Training women to avoid conflict in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN — In the West African country of Sierra Leone, the UN is supporting a government program, training women and men to take on leadership roles in areas such as peacebuilding, with the aim of promoting peace and non-violence."We have learned how to see the sparks before they turn into fires, metaphorically speaking," says Susan Pessima, from Selenga Chiefdom, Bo District, in the south of Sierra Leone. "That’s important, because ...
November 20, 2020
Refugees fleeing Ethiopia violence reveal heartbreaking stories
KHARTOUM — In a briefing to journalists on Thursday, a senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing the border from Ethiopia in their thousands, fleeing fighting in Tigray province."Many of the refugees left behind children, and parents. They did not have time to assemble their families and leave together," said Babacar Cissé, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Sudan. "They arrived at ...
November 20, 2020
Libyans charting way to secure and prosperous future, but challenges lie ahead
NEW YORK — Following years of political instability and conflict, Libya is making substantial progress on the path to peace, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday.Stephanie Williams, acting special representative of the secretary-general and head of the UN’s mission in Libya (UNSMIL) outlined recent developments including a nationwide ceasefire agreed last month and the start of political dialogue last week in neighboring Tunisia.“After ...
November 18, 2020
Violence, insecurity continues to plague South Sudan communities
JUBA — Over 1,000 people have been killed and more than 400 abducted in the past six months in inter-communal violence in South Sudan, amid fears that tensions may worsen with the onset of the dry season, the UN envoy for the country has said.David Shearer, special representative of the secretary-general for South Sudan, warned of increased risk of conflict with the start of the dry season, in December-January, as ...
November 18, 2020
Persons living with disabilities ‘have very special abilities’: Mohammed
ACCRA — During her visit to Ghana on Monday, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met with young people living with HIV and disabilities in the capital, Accra.Chatting with them at the James Town Café, she was inspired by their thoughts and experiences, and delighted to see how they inspire hope in each other, despite the challenges they face: “When you are alone, look left and look right, and see that ...
November 18, 2020
UN releases $100 million to guard against famine
NEW YORK — The United Nations released $100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday to stave off the risk of famine in seven countries most at risk from a hunger epidemic fueled by conflict, economic decline, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Mark Lowcock, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said $80 million would be split between Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...
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